Who would study psychology if they didn't have some kind of problem?

Chapter 34 Regular Meetings
"Everyone knows the situation of our Yan Nuo Center. We are very young and in the early stages of development, so we don't have a good reputation yet."

Before the meeting began, Weng Pingting set the tone.

"This also means that the quality of our visitors is not high, and it's hard for them to stay. We're earning less money, and Howard's hair is turning gray more," Weng Pingting said with a smile.

Some people below also laughed in agreement.

“I would not ask anyone to keep unnecessary visitors, as that would be against our professional ethics. However, it would be a great pity if a visitor who truly needs long-term counseling came to us, and our counselors missed the opportunity due to their own lack of ability.”

"Therefore, I hope everyone will take each of our regular meetings seriously, carefully organize the visitors and cases at hand, diligently learn from the excellent practices of our colleagues, and earnestly improve themselves. For example—"

"Our new colleague, Teacher Nan."

Weng Pingting pointed to the young consultant in the corner.

The gaze that had been on Weng Pingting suddenly turned to Nan Zhuren.

"Teacher Nan is the youngest among everyone present, yet his abilities are absolutely top-notch. Although his recent employment is a factor, his conversion rate is the highest among everyone here!"

Nan Zhuren blinked; he didn't know that.

Are the conversion rates of other consultants all this low?
No wonder Shen Bing has been walking like he's doing high jumps every day lately.

"I really hope everyone can learn more from Teacher Nan's counseling methods. However, since today is Teacher Nan's first day attending our regular meeting, I'll start with—"

Weng Pingting stretched out her slender fingers, waving them like a pointer, and fixed them on the bearded man.

"How about we start with Teacher Hu to set an example for us newcomers?"

……

Nan Zhuren listened attentively.

It is impossible for one person to receive all types of visitors in the world.

As a qualified psychological counselor and psychology researcher, it is very important to always maintain a learning mindset. Nan Zhuren also cherishes every similar lecture and absorbs knowledge from his colleagues.

Then I saw the bearded man in front of me slightly raise his chin, pick up the file in front of him, and begin to introduce the case he had prepared.

"The client I'm going to talk to is a 22-year-old woman with a high school education, from a single-parent family..."

Case sharing for learning or communication purposes also falls under the exception to confidentiality.

As long as the counselor conceals personal privacy information that can be precisely located, such as [name], or combinations of [company, position, gender, physical characteristics], other information is considered to be at the level of being shareable.

Sharing this basic information can help other counselors who are being interviewed to form a clearer impression of the client.

Nan Zhuren listened without showing it on his face, but his brows gradually furrowed in his heart.

Judging from the way he described it, Nan Zhuren was certain that the bearded consultant in front of him was also a consultant who had come to the profession later in life.

It's not that there's anything wrong with the other person's case sharing. After all, they are a senior consultant who has paid for systematic training and then spent several years in the industry learning from clients, so they have basic professional qualities.

The analysis of visitors and the design of intervention plans were also quite conventional.

However, between the lines, one could always sense an indescribable frivolity in Nan Zhuren's writing.

Every time he mentioned one of his clients, his eyebrows would rise.

[The corners of the eyes and mouth will also turn up...]

Nan Zhuren observed the other person's micro-expressions. It was the condescending look of someone in a higher position towards someone in a lower position, the disdain of a "healthy person" towards a "defective person".

This is not the kind of emotion a psychologist should have when looking at a client, but it is a common occurrence for counselors who switch careers to psychology for commercial purposes.

A sense of arrogance, as if the visitor is someone I have mastered psychological knowledge and you are someone I am using psychological knowledge to manipulate, as if the visitor is someone I can control.

"In summary, after three months of my treatment, the client has been able to return to normal work and can independently use the methods I taught to regulate her emotions when she encounters the same problems." The case sharing by the bearded man is coming to an end. "Next week is her last consultation. I plan to have a review and summary with her, and then I can basically let go."

"Regarding this case, I wonder if anyone has encountered a similar situation. If there are other intervention options, I would also like to share them with each other."

My colleagues and I looked at each other in confusion.

There wasn't really any real exchange; they just applauded politely.

It's not that the intervention plan for the bearded man was particularly brilliant, but rather that the case was only at the level of "psychological abnormality," not at the level of a medical condition. So, conducting consultations and interventions in a conventional and steady manner was the best choice.

If we really want to point out any differences, then we would have to use different techniques from different schools of thought, but they are all so similar that it's hard to say which is better, so I'm too lazy to say it.

—Yes, I'm too lazy to say.

Nan Zhuren looked around and saw that many of the counselors had an expression of "wanting to say something but holding back" or "wanting to say something but holding back," but in the end they all "just gave up."

They simply clapped in agreement.

The applause was quiet and short-lived, just at the level of social etiquette. The bearded consultant, however, seemed quite pleased, and his handsome chin tilted even higher as a result.

Nan Zhuren looked in Weng Pingting's direction and could see that the supervisor's brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.

If it were anyone else, they definitely wouldn't have been able to capture that fleeting moment.

At that very moment, Weng Pingting's gaze suddenly turned and met Nan Zhuren's in an extremely coincidental way.

"Does Professor Nan have any thoughts?"

……

Now, apart from Weng Pingting, everyone else's attention was focused on Nan Zhuren.

Nan Zhuren thought for a moment, then stood up leisurely. He looked at Weng Pingting, then at the bearded man, and slowly said, "I don't have any particular thoughts. I'm just quite interested in Professor Hu's case and hope we can exchange ideas sometime in private."

She was somewhat disappointed.

Nan Zhuren could sense the changes in Weng Pingting.

He was very proud, no, perhaps a little too proud?

Nan Zhuren also noticed the change in the bearded consultant.

"Of course you're welcome," the bearded man said reservedly. "Teacher Xiao Nan is a top student. She's taken on several cases as soon as she joined our center. I hope we can exchange ideas more often when we have time."

Weng Pingting waved her hand to interrupt, saying, "Let's skip the platitudes; everyone's time is precious."

She turned to Nan Zhuren and said, "I know everyone has been discussing the cases that Teacher Nan has been working on lately, and everyone wants to learn from them. How about we have Teacher Nan share the second one?"

Nan Zhuren said, "Okay."

(End of this chapter)